CNN Republican debate
- 9 years ago
Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio finally came of age as rivals vying to take the conservative movement into a new generation.
Tuesday's CNN Republican debate was a last chance to shine for candidates in 2015.
And as the first GOP showdown since the terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, revealed the alarming, expanded reach of ISIS, the showdown in Las Vegas offered a preview of how a Republican president would reshape U.S. national security policy.
The two clashed on immigration, data sweeps by intelligence agencies and regime change in the Middle East, and both drew enough blood to allow their camps to claim victory - and to set up tantalizing future duels.
In an intervention aimed at the party's grass-roots, Cruz cited an article by radio talk show host Mark Levin in his defense - implicitly making the point that he, and not Rubio, is the most authentic conservative.
Tuesday's CNN Republican debate was a last chance to shine for candidates in 2015.
And as the first GOP showdown since the terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, revealed the alarming, expanded reach of ISIS, the showdown in Las Vegas offered a preview of how a Republican president would reshape U.S. national security policy.
The two clashed on immigration, data sweeps by intelligence agencies and regime change in the Middle East, and both drew enough blood to allow their camps to claim victory - and to set up tantalizing future duels.
In an intervention aimed at the party's grass-roots, Cruz cited an article by radio talk show host Mark Levin in his defense - implicitly making the point that he, and not Rubio, is the most authentic conservative.